But testosterone levels in men peak in their late teens and decrease about one percent a year, every year, once you hit 30. Your energy level, sexual function, muscle mass and bone density are all connected to the hormone. And before you see your doctor, there are some facts you need to know.

But hormone-replacement therapy for men is complicated. Young men and body builders who misuse testosterone without a doctor's input can risk raised levels of the female hormone estrogen, which can lead to unwanted body changes. Their blood can also become too thick because of raised red blood cell production. And there are possible personality changes that can fall into the "'roid rage" category with abuse of the hormone.

Now, there's a University of Colorado study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last fall linking testosterone therapy to heart attacks and strokes in men with low testosterone. The federal government issued a warning in January.

Lawyers are already running commercials looking for patients to represent in lawsuits.

"The study was a terribly done study," he said. "There are now over 25 international medical societies that have written to JAMA to ask them to retract that article."

The doctor does say the one reason not to begin testosterone treatment is prostate cancer. No study shows testosterone causes cancer, but it can speed the growth of cancer already present and the growth of the prostate gland.

Before you choose hormone replacement, you'll of course, need to be checked for prostate cancer.

Then, ask yourself whether you're satisfied with your sexual function and energy level. And finally, ask yourself if you're willing to stick with it. Hormone therapy has to be combined with proper diet and exercise to work at full capacity and it takes time. And once you start, most men can only maintain the benefits by continuing the therapy.

If you're cancer free and willing to commit to a healthier lifestyle, Norm Dubin believes hormone replacement can change your life.

"Because if you feel good, if you look good it, it gives you a different outlook," he said. "You're not so afraid of getting older."

GOVERNOR SCOTT HAS SAID HE WOULD SIGN BOTH BILLS INTO LAW. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN HORMONE REPLACEMENT WAS CONSIDERED A WOMAN'S ISSUE. TESTERONE ISSUES DECREASE 1% A YEAR EVERY YEAR ONCE YOU HIT 30. YOUR ENERGY LEVEL, SEXUAL FUNCTION AND BONE DENSITY ARE ALL CONNECTED TO TESTERONE. THERE ARE SOME FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GETTING HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. YOU FEEL GOOD? I FEEL SO GOOD IT IS SCARY. HOW IS THAT FOR A TESTIMONIAL ON HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. HE IS TUF AND FIT AND GUARDED ABOUT HIS AGE. WE KNOW HE STARTED TAKING TESTERONE UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO. I WAS GETTING OLDER. I WAS SLOWING DOWN. I WAS LOSING MY ENERGY. I WAS A VERY ACTIVE GUY TO BEGIN WITH. I FELT THERE WAS TIME FOR ME TO MAKE A CHANGE. IN THAT ONE SENTENCE, HE SUMS UP WHAT LEADS MEN TO THINK ABOUT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. HE SAYS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT HIS PATIENTS HAVE BEFORE THERAPY IS JUST NOT FEELING GOOD LIKE THEY USED TO. MEN GET FATIGUED, THEIR DRIVE, NOT JUST SEXUAL DRIVE, BUT DRIVE FOR ACCOMPLISHING TASKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ARE DECREASED WHEN THE TESTERONE IS LOW. MANY MEN EXPERIENCE IMPROVED LIBIDO, INCREASED SEX DRIVE WHEN THEY REPLACE TESTERONE. MEN WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, THAT IS APPROVED TOO. YOUNG MEN AND BODY BUILDERS WHO MISUSE TESTERONE CAN RISK RAISED LEVELS OF THE FEMALE HORMONE ESTROGEN. THE BLOOD CAN BECOME TOO THICK O CF1 O BECAUSE OF RAISED RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION AND THERE ARE POSSIBLE PERSONALITY CHANGES THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH ABUSE OF THE HORMONE. THERE IS A UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LAST FALL THAT SAYS THERAPY LEADS TO HEART TAKE AN AND STROKE IN MEN WITH LOW TESTERONE. THE LAWYERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING COMMERCIALS LOOKING FOR PATIENTS TO REPRESENT IN LAWSUITS. THE STUDY WAS A TERRIBLY DONE STUDY AND THERE ARE NOW OVER 25 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION THAT HAVE WRITTEN AND ASKED THEM TO RETRACT THE ARTICLE. THEIR CONCLUSION THAT AN INCREASED RISK FOR HEART ATTACK IS ERRONEOUS. THE DOCTOR SAYS ONE REASON NOT TO BE IN TESTERONE TREATMENT IS PROSTATE CANCER. STUDIES SHOW TESTERONE CAN SPEED THE GROWTH OF CANCER PRESENT AND THE GROWTH OF YOUR PROSTATE. BUT IF YOU ARE CANCER FREE AND WILLING TO COMMIT TO A HEALTHIER LIFE STYLE, HE BELIEVES HORMONE